Greg Brotherton leads weekend at Cowpasture Nationals

Greg Brotherton led the weekend taking home the Super Pro checks on Friday and Sunday at the 53rd annual Cowpasture Nationals.

SPINGER, OK – The 53rd annual Cowpasture Nationals took place over the weekend at Ardmore Dragway, attracting its local racers to come race for big money. The 3-day race consisted of $5,000 to win in both Super Pro and No Electronics. Sportsman racers also got to race for $300 both days. Friday was a warm-up race for both Super Pro and No Electronics, racing for $2,000.

Read the race recap below for more!

Friday Results

Greg Brotherton picked up the Super Pro victory over Clif Loveless in the final round. Brotherton had the slight starting line advantage, .012 to .018, and ran a 4.309 on his 4.30 dial-in to head to the winner’s circle.

Jake Howard was victorious over Tim Stuckey in the No Electronics final round. Stuckey was -.002 up front to give the easy win to Howard, who was .017 on the tree and ran a 6.382 at 102 mph.

Saturday Results

LJ Grissom took home the big win in Super Pro after defeating Shane Ramsey in the final round. Ramsey had the starting line advantage, .010 to .014, but Grissom ran closer to the dial-in for the trophy. He ran a 5.834 on his 5.82 dial-in.

Austin Williams defeated Justin Cervantes in the final round of No Electronics to take home the big check. Williams was .052 and ran a 6.488 on his 6.48 dial-in. Gasaway was .031 but ran 2 under his 6.92 dial-in for the loss.

Logan Penrod was the Sportsman winner after defeating Chucky Wier in the final round.

Sunday Results

Greg Brotherton defeated Eric Sandlin to take home his second trophy of the weekend in Super Pro. Brotherton was .009 up front and ran a 4.367 on his 4.35 dial-in at 158 mph.

Aaron Jones defeated LJ Grissom in the No Electronics final round. Jones had the starting line advantage, .022 to .064, and ran a 6.336 at 101 mph on his 6.33 dial-in to lock out Grissom mathematically.

Logan Coffman took home the Sportsman win over Macen Lightsey in the final round.

An avid racer herself, Megan Strassweg, 28, sees her two worlds collide with DragChamp – journalism and drag racing. Megan resides in Evansville, IN, and she pilots a 2015 American Dragster in the NHRA North Central Division 3 Super Comp series, along with some local bracket racing on the side. Her passion for racing began early, having grown up at the racetrack, and she remains committed to the sport. When she’s not racing, you can find her working at WDRB News as a Digital Producer, playing with her two dogs – Clutch and Goose, or spending time with her friends and family.

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